Planetary hours
in Al Bāb.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Saturday, 25 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:30 – 06:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:41 – 07:52
- 3♂︎ Mars07:52 – 09:03
- 4☉︎ Sun09:03 – 10:14
- 5♀︎ Venus10:14 – 11:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:25 – 12:36
- 7☽︎ Moon12:36 – 13:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:47 – 14:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:58 – 16:08
- 10♂︎ Mars16:08 – 17:19
- 11☉︎ Sun17:19 – 18:30
- 12♀︎ Venus18:30 – 19:41
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:41 – 20:30
- 2☽︎ Moon20:30 – 21:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:19 – 22:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:09 – 22:58
- 5♂︎ Mars22:58 – 23:47
- 6☉︎ Sun23:47 – 00:36
- 7♀︎ Venus00:36 – 01:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:25 – 02:14
- 9☽︎ Moon02:14 – 03:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:04 – 03:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:53 – 04:42
- 12♂︎ Mars04:42 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Saturday, 25 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 14h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 9h 50m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:30 to 06:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.